tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394596447046075864.post6639584144275975314..comments2023-09-10T02:50:11.435-05:00Comments on Scribblings of a Madman: InspirationJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390976365608913886noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394596447046075864.post-57313406924045433432008-07-08T20:48:00.000-05:002008-07-08T20:48:00.000-05:00I had the worst time finishing my latest manuscrip...I had the worst time finishing my latest manuscript. I would just stare at the screen, then play on the internet. But I finally just made myself type one sentence, then another, then another, until I was back into the swing of things. <BR/><BR/>My biggest problem now isn't so much that inspiration doesn't hit--it's there, if I just make myself write--it's actually getting the energy to write after working all day!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394596447046075864.post-80063992425631035202008-07-08T14:35:00.000-05:002008-07-08T14:35:00.000-05:00PJ: You may have a point. Older people seem to b...PJ: You may have a point. Older people seem to be more calm and settled down. Teens usually wanna live life and don't want to be tied down much. All the same, I just wondered if other people had this problem. It's pretty cool that you've finished everything you've ever written.<BR/><BR/>Two plus: Hmm...I might have to try that. <BR/><BR/>Jaye: I'm glad I'm not alone in the stacks of unfinished work. :D That's an interesting take -- remember why I wanted to write it in the first place. I'll have to do that next time I feel like quitting. Also, I never throw anything away either. I always save that stuff. No writing is ever wasted.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17390976365608913886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394596447046075864.post-34347086443788357922008-07-07T23:15:00.000-05:002008-07-07T23:15:00.000-05:00Random stories are good; you'll learn a lot from w...Random stories are good; you'll learn a lot from writing in different genre, even if it's what you truly love to write.<BR/><BR/>I have stacks of unfinished work. A quarter or halfway through, major plot faults appeared, it had a sameness about it, or the Muse through up her hands and said, "well, this sucks."<BR/><BR/>Initially, I used Holly Lisle's <I>Mugging the Muse</I> to get me out of the doldrums. Now, I go back and look at the beginning. I try to see why I thought it was a good idea, and to remember the ending I was looking for. Sometimes, that's all the impetus I need to finish.<BR/><BR/>If I can't make it work, into the recycler it goes. I never delete such works because no writing is ever wasted. One scene, character, dialogue, concept in a recycled book - or story - may work beautifully in a current story.Jaye Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05595648222196000153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394596447046075864.post-7461976236093676542008-07-07T09:38:00.000-05:002008-07-07T09:38:00.000-05:00I used to be like that, but now I treat all my wri...I used to be like that, but now I treat all my writing as a task from the beginning. I have found from experience that the muse will desert you! <BR/><BR/>Approaching the novel as if you would approach an essay really works for me, and doesn't stifle the muse!<BR/><BR/>I also find if you chop the whole thing into manageable chunks, and tackle one chunk at a time, it doesn't become so much of a chore :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394596447046075864.post-58308096084599399522008-07-07T08:22:00.000-05:002008-07-07T08:22:00.000-05:00Hmmm. Maybe this is a bonus of being older :) We d...Hmmm. Maybe this is a bonus of being older :) We don't have all those college and teenage distractions.<BR/>I've tossed lots of ideas around in my head, but of stories I've actually started, I've finished all but one (which was way too depressing for me).PJ Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602205868934777662noreply@blogger.com